Improvement in seed-planters



1. n. SAMPLE,

Seed-Planters.

No.l58,318. Patented 060.251.1874t wnuesszs: mmm:

UNITED STATES PATENT OErrcE JACOB It. SAMPLE, OF LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEED-PLANTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,318, dated December 29, i874; application nled September 22, 1874.

To atl whom it may concern:

lBe it known that I, JAcoB R. SAMPLE, of Liberty, in the county of Amite and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and Improved Seed-Planter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal sectional elevation; Fig. 2, a plan view.

The invention contemplates the improvement in that class of agricultural machines used for planting cotton or grain, and for distributing comminuted manures.

The invention will rst be fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

A and B represent two tandem disk-wheels, whose shafts, a b, revolve in bearings attached to the under side of two parallel longitudinal beams, C O. Between these is located a smaller grooved distributer or seedwheel, D, and just above the latter a hopper, E Ef, in which are two spike-wheels or stirrers, F G. One of these stirrers, F, oscillates while the lower is rotated by the teeth of the seed-wheel, the shaft of the upper one being connected by a crank and pitman, H, with the pulley d on shaft D. rlhe corresponding` pulleys d l are connected with pulleys a a cn shaft a, and thus the feed of grain or manure is made uniformly in the furrow#- The large wheel A is bevel-edged, so as to follow the furrowing-plow K, and make a straight, clean, and uniform bed for the reception of the seed, while the rear wheel, B, has a lat periphery to press fine dirt .into immediate proximity of the seed, and thus enable its radicles to get a quick hold and rapid growth. The groove of seed-wheel D is square at bottom, provided with four small excavations, dl, for grain, pease, or other seed. I screw detachably into the bottom of groove several teeth, d2, which, at the upper end,` reach to the top of the wheel-anges. The hopper consists ofthe two parts E E', the upper square, and the lower tapering to the slot or delivery e. On the outside of lower section of hopper is a slide-board, I, and on the inside a slideboard, J, the former being omitted in the planting of cotton. Within the hopper are also placed two opposite slides, L L, that serve to graduate the quantity of see-d or manure that is to be used to the acre.

When the farmer wishes to use the machine as a grain-dropper, he removes the teeth from seed-wheel, the two stirrers, and the upper section of hopper. The outside board is then slipped down until its tongue appears in the groove of seed-wheel, and the board in rear of hopper reversed, so that its tongue also extends within groove oi' seed-wheel. The inside board is now removed, to allow the slot to be packed with cotton, wool, or other material, and then replaced. Thus it is brought about that no grain escapes except what the small excavations will contain.

It' all the excavations are left open, the grain will be dropped about one foot apart, and so in proportion.

M M are the handles, which are secured to frame in front and in the rear by supports N N, while O is a cross-brace, which holds them laterally and iirmly in place. K is the opening-plow, which is cranked on its standard P at p, so as to receive a' bearing and throw the strain upon the cross-bar Q, while the covering-plows R R are also cranked at r on their standards Q', so as to be supported by the cross-bar It', that has projections r1 to prevent their lateral play.

The covering-plows are set a little toward each other, so as to be self-cleaners, are pivoted to longitudinal beams, and are provided with crooked shanks r2, that enable the operator, by cords S, to throw them up and out ot' the way, whenever desired.

rlhe plow P opens a furrow, the bevel-wheel makes the seed-bed, the grooved wheel distributes the seed, the fiat-rimmed wheel presses iine dirt in contact with said seed, and the plows R It give the final covering.

Having thus described my invention, what I 'claim as new isl. A plow, K, having bend p about midway of its shank, combined with the cross-bar Q, as shown and described, so that the strain will be taken on the bottom of said bar.

2. The plow R, having its shank pivoted to the frame, and having a forward bend, r2, as and forthe purpose set forth.

The combination, with a cranked plowstandard, R, of a cross-bar, R', having end projections rl rl, as and for the purpose speciied.

Witnesses: JAOOB It. SAMPLE.

C. P. NErLsoN, W. P. ANDERSON. 

